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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

Onc-half of the earth's solid surface
is buried in the ahysmal regions Of the
ocean. aud exists ~ undulating plains
beneath watery covering from two to
five miles thick, On this land at the
bottom Of the deep sea, the director Of
the Challenger publication tells us, the
conditions presented are most uniform.
The Temperature, near the freezing
point of fresh water. does not exceed
seven degrees in range, and is constant
throughout the year in any locality.
Sunlight and plant life are absent, and,
although animals of the large types
are present. there Is no great variety of
form or abundance of individuals
Change of any kind is exceedingly slow
At the greatest depths the deposits
are chiefly u red clay mixed with frag-
ments of volcanic matter, remains Of
deep sen animals, cosmic dust, manga
neSc iron noduleS, and zeolitic crystals.
No analogous deposits have been TRACED
on dry land, although the continents
are mainly made up of rocks, which
must have formed under the sea near
the coasts. Throughout all geological
time the deposits Of the continent
bordering waters appear to have been
forced up into dry land through the
contraction Of the earth, while the
abysmal regions have remained the
most permanent areas Of the earth ,
surface ErehaHge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13
MAsnINGrnN GnssIp.

Gen. Logan died poor, leaving no
property that would afford a support to his
wife On the 18th Capt. George +. Lemon,
of the National Tribune, at Washington,
started a subscription fund for Mrs. Logan
with one thousand dollars, and during that
day slaiU0 were subscribed to the fund,
Senator Sawyer Wis, j. b. Drake and
Geo. VI. Pullman, Ills, GOV. Alger, Mich,
and VIM. Walter Phelps. y. J., being among
chose who gave 81 900 each. 1t is proposed
that Chicago give $4,000 to the fund.
Lieut. William III. Emory has been
ordered 70 command the Thetis, one of the
Greely relief vessels, which has heen refitted
at the Brooklyn navy yard and Will he at
tached Ia the Pacific squadron The Thctis
is 10 be stationed i'm Alaska waters to act
in conjunction with the Pinta. which is not
regarded as entirely safe for open sea
cruises
Hon. s. $. Cox is TO 60 on the Ways
and Means Committee Of the House, in
place Of Hon. AbPam =. Hewitt now May or
Of New York City.
President Cleveland was able to pass
Tuesday in his business office, and cabi-
net meeting was held.
The Treasury statement for Decem-
her shows a reduction of $3.50, 2G2 Of the
public debt.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

At Youngstown. Ohio, al 3 a. m. on
the 9Th. the new Andrews block, costing
St0.0gO took fire from an explosion If gas
and burned together with "a livery stable,
two cottages and church. There We're
two Watchmen in tue Andrews block. one
Of whom lost his life and the other was
badly burned. At Chicago the same morn
ing a gas explosion occurred at Walkers
carriage factory, and in fighting the fire
seven iiremeu were overcome by gas, but
not fatally injured.
add at large
The German ship Elizabeth Went
ashore on I'll, Virginia beach, Il miles south
Of Cape Henry, Saturday morning and
wrecked. Twenty-Five lives We're lost. IN
Guiding the captain. 4 rescue party from
the Little Island life station undertook to 20
To the fated ship. and five men of that force
were drowned the gale being 50 furious.
A midnight fire, January ,. in the
Burlington a Missouri railway headquar-
tiers building IT Omaha damaged the whole
sale grocery stock of Sloan. Johnson a Co.
to the extent Of S50.o00. Loss is covered 10y
insurance. The railway offices in the upper
stories We're uninJured.
Three of the captured Adams EN-
press robbers, plead guilty at st. Louis, on
the AEE- t&li " tAfNEk anu
70 seven years and Weaver 70 FIVE years in
the jefferson City penitentiary.
The Coal Miners National Fedora
ton has issued a circular requesting the at
/ tendance Of miners and operators through
out the country to meet IN Colum bus, ..
I Feb. next.
Haight. the Adams express rohber in
i his confession says he planned and Witrock
executed the robbery, and that Fothe ing
ham. the messenger, is absolutely innocent
! The little village Of Hanover. \. H..
came near being wiped out by dre which
f originated in the Dartmouth hotel. destroy
| Ing that aud several other buildings.
January 4. the earthquake belt Of
South Carolina was shaken up again, sum
meryilIe. as customary having the heaviest
tremor. No damage was done.
At Lawrence. Kansas, business
block occupied by seven tenants, burned
on the morning Of the 9Th. Loss s30O,O00,
i'll surance $4,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

Portervilie, Wis on the sth, the Northwest
ern Lumber Company shop burned. Loss
$1,000.
The foundry of Allis Il Co.'S. Reliance
works at Milwaukee took fire ON the 9TH,
from the coke ovens, and burned with a loss
of %3eu,00O with partial insurance. 80
moulders and helpers were thrown out Of
employment
In the United States district court At
st Paul Miss Lily Mitchell was given a YER
diet Of $3.50 in her suit for libel against the
Pioneer Press newspaper Of st. Paw
Joseph Jezenski was frozen to death
at Winona on the eth. He left his home
without hat or shoes and scantily attired
aud wandered around until SO benumhed
that he could not be restored The poor
man was demented.
On the 9Th the thermometer was as
degrees below zero at Wnmar 81 below at
Albert Lea, IS below at Fergus Falls, "a
below at Bird Island, 80 below at Red
Lake Falls, all insAlinnesota, and az Pembina
~ below.
The Democrats Of the Sth Wis
consin congressional district nominated
james BaIden Of Superior for the short
term and Or Samuel C. johnson Of Hudson
/ Tor the long term.
The laundry Of the Shattuck school
at Fa7ihault, Mimi burned at , a. IN,
/ ON the It'll, and several working girls lost
/ their wardr0bes, and one SO in money
A boiler At the Armstrong mine, at
Angus, Iowa, exploded Dec 2sth, killing
three mon and inJuring two Others. The
cause of the accident is not stated.
switch rod broken by frost de-
rallied {. Is. 4 Q. Il X. passenger train at
Alton, Iowa, and Is persons were injured,
four quite seriously.
Henry j. Wilkinson has been nom
mated to the Senate FOR postmaster at
Granite Falls, Mimi.
Wadcna. Mimi, had a SO, 600 fire
on the eth, its first experience Of serious
coniagration.
The Winona Herald has been dc
clared the official paper Of Winoua county,
Mimi.
The Northern Pacific Il. r. shops Al
Fargo, D, T., burned on the eth. Loss So,
900
Al Hudson, Wis. the thermometer
registered - below zero on the 18th.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

protracted examination they all went
20 lunch. Then m opinion decidedly
unfavorable TO the genuinemess Of the
document was delivered by the expert
IN handwriting. 1t was quite modern
handwriting. and did not possess the
comparative and antiquity claimed it.
''Then. how in the world did it oct
there" asked the vicar The expert
had diligently examined the vicar
handwriting in his own note and said
quietly. why. you forged it yourself, :
The unhappy parson, being threatened
with highly penal consequences, fled
the country. am sorry to say any
thing against the cloth, but many Of
my readers viii recognize this a true
story. The moral is that if il i really
necessary 10 trace and expose an anon
ymous communication You had better
use the best available means for doing
so.-LOnd0n Society.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13
NONE WILL MISS THEE.

Few will miss thee. friend, when thou
For a month in dust hast lain;
Skiilful hand and anxious brow,
Tongue Ut wisdom. busy brain
All thou vert shall be forgot,
Aud Thy place shall know thee not
shadows from the beniing trees
90 thy lUwly head may pass,
Signs from every wandering breeze
stir the long thick churehyard grass;
WIT thou heed themi No; the sleep
shat be dfeamless, calm, and deep.
Some sweet bird may sit and sing
On the marble Of thy tomb,
Soon 20 Hit on Joyous wing
From that place of death and gloom,
On some bough 10 MARBLE clear,
But these songs thou shalt not hear.
Some kind voice may sing thy praise,
Passing near thy place Of rest,
Fondly talk Of other days;
But no thFob within thy breast
shall respond TO words OF praise,
or old thoughts Of other days.
Since so ileeting i thy name,
Talent, beauty, power aud wit,
Il were veil thar without shame
Thou N God S great book were writ,
There il golden words 10 be
Craven for eternity.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

II am going - make you Christ
mas present, said Wall street broker
to his coachman.
Thank you, sir, replied the coach
man who expected something hand
some.
"I'll give You all You have stolen
from ne during the last year.
Thank you, sir; thank you, hope
all Your customers will treat YOU a
literally
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

4 sew fuel has been discovered hy a
resident If PocabontaS. H. lie has a
for grinding the rank prairie gra~~
with corn stalk. He cuts them mp
Tine ANTHEM moisten~ them The pulp
j. pressed into B. X about twelve in
che- thick. One block viii give an
hours steady heat This fuel can b.
produced for - a ton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

II am MOI deacon. j. the curionS
legend ii j III; II cord wood hanging in
The priyar. Office If ;. v White. a
VII street operator. and member elect
1T tile 5uth Congress from Brooklyn.N-
j. The gentleman. il seems has
grown weary of being constantly
hrroIIed III hi operations ii Wall
street ami ii the Gotten exchange a
.pr5. White He explains that AZ
though i treasurer II Plymouth com
.rr.atiau. d. j. not member II Mr..
Bcrehrr~ church. much les a deacon
That apprllatiou i nickname. origin
ais put an him ~ ! journalist: j.
po>ell. t. o. accepted in good earnest
J., til, public He now wishes 70 stop
Tie mi-u~, Of religious title. he say.
aud hence his card.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

VICTORIA, British Columbia. has 4
phenomenal climate. On Dec. Is Is a
magnificent bouquet Of flowers was pre-
sentcd to Mayor Beauregard Of Mon
treaI. by citizen who picked them all
i'll the open air. ami most Of them from
hi own garden. They comprised ro~eS
chry ~anthemum>. polyauthu-. prim-
roses. marigold~. dai>e>. panSies. mign-
ouctte. violets. aud many other varie-
ties In noting this incident. the
Victoria Times remarks: Our atmos-
phera to-day is balniy ami invigorating,
the sun warm and bright the lawns and
fields are earpeted in the brightest and
most luxuriant green; scarlet berries
are hanging on the mountain ash, the
pvracanthus and Christmas holly are
brilliant in their dress Of scarlet and
and green
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

4 NEW York clergyman says there
will De- degrees Of punishment here
after; that the man who sins the most.
viii BE- punished the most, AMI vice
versa. According to this belief the
man who sends long communication.
written on both sides. to newspaper
for publication won't Get much vice
versa I'm h. NorriSio5Cn Herald
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE. Jan. 5-AIr. Mitchell, Pa, from
the COMMITTEES on pensions reported bill
granting a pension Of 5000 a year to the
widow Of Gen. John A. Logan. Bills were
introduced TO establish an experiment sta
ton and form in every state. fixing the
amount Of United States bonds 70 be re-
quired Of national banks, amending the
pension laws The conference report on the
interstate commerce bill was considered.
House.. Jan 5-The Indian appropriation
bill for - 1I5.0o0, passed without discussion
or division: the military academy approp-
Ration bill passed; the resignation Of James
W Reid, Of 5th North Carolina district, I'M
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

Head Of Department TO clerk)-'I
observed the other day that you got
into a cab almost Immediately after my
wife and self had left il. Allow me to
tell you, sir. that / strongly object TO
your taking such liberties! '-Hunaor-
istiche BlGetter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

THE PruS-iln State railways haze FOR
some time past employed women u
guards ii crossings The work consists
chiefly If the closing and opening Of
the bars and the lighting and sweeping
Of crossings. and the women in most
eases are either the wives or widows Of
guards. Their pay j. from u to -
cents per day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

DIX. ARCHIBALD A. IIoDGE. who died
recently. at one time. when a professor
inthr theological seminary. asked a-tu-
dent for definition Of eternity. The
student after some hesitation. replied
that lie used to know the definition
but had forgotten il. ..oh. my. my.
nv exclaimed Or Hodge. bringing
hi- hand down forcibly upon the table.
What i calamity The only man IN
this universe that ever knew what etcr-
uity j. has forgotten.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

Miss ELLA MARTIN, a New England
girl. i editor If the North Nebraska
Argus The Argus has a sharp tongue
u. well n keen eve>.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

Bv contracting a severe cough and cold,
was compelled 10 give up my daily work
and keep TO the house. A nelghbor recon-
mended me TO try a bottle Of DR., Bull's
Cough Syrup: it was procured and used; 70
nv ast0nishment relief was instantaneous.
EDw. W. CLAYTON, Waveriy, Nd.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13
CURRENT COMMENT.

LORD RANDoLPH CHURCHILL : salary
was $1,000. a year. and yet he re
signed. That was clear grit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

Young and middle aged men. suffering
from nervous debility and kindred atTec-
tiOns, as loss of memory and hypochondr.a,
should enclose l0cents in stamps for large
Address, Worlds Dspensary Medical Asso-
citation, Buffalo, y Y
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

Il the United States Court At Cleye-
land. Ohio. the decision was made that
th, first mortgage on the Nickel-PIate
road /, Illegal. the bondholders being
only general creditors to the amount Of
SIJ.Uuo.OD0 The road was therefore
soil under the second mortgage for
SIa.6an.puu The validity IF car-sru~t
certificates Tor Si,uo0.0lu Wa, affirmed
The consolidation If five state corpora
tIou- into one company was pronounced
illegal. The decision i complete
victory for the Vandcrbilt>
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

TIE typewriter was invented - long
ago IL I7lf by one Henry Mills. who in
that year obtained patent IN England
for 4 device THAT would write printed
characters one at a time or one after
the other There j. no description Of
this deyic.. to h. had now. bu; there j.
no doubt THAT Mills invention was the
parent Of tine present typcwriter~. The
form If machine now most generally IN
lI-c was invented in 1873
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

THE founder Of kindergarten schools
iii California j. Mrs. Sarah Il. Cooperof
san Francisco. Mainly ~ her own en-
ergy She has aroused interest OH the
subject and has built up nearly = score
II liouri~hing schools. Mrs. Stanford
>inc, the,I,atho her ~on has generously
endowed several such institutions
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

THE decrease IN the public debt dur
ing December Wa S93.Js 2U3 The in
t.re-t-beariug bombs now amount f.
SI.i3p. igi463 The treasury stock Of
gald has becn steadily gaining since
July last. ami i now Sl70.9I2.4l3-
The government holdings Of silver have
rapidly fallen Of for some months.
tie lggreglte leIng So. y9s.9il
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13

There /. 4 possibility in England Of
the imposition If = popular tax, a thing
almost unknown. The proposition j.
70 impose j taN If = ! year on al
foreigners working in England. which
would increase the revenue half mill
lion sterling The taN would BE- aimed
principally ii the Germans, who are
becoming popular - servants. ami
have quite -uppIantei the English il
large hotels
, 1887-05-22

Week after week goes by and still the
matter of turning IN and shutting off
water and attending. to this matter in its
various details is left unsettled, and still
people complain about 1t. As it is now,
the matter OF turning on the water and
seeing TO it that have their
supply is not under the particular care or
supervision of anybody, and, fguratively
speaking, if A wants the water turned on
or of, as the case may be, he Is obliged to
run around to Tom, Dick and Harry be-
fore he can find out who is t. attend to it,
and even then he can learn nothing to his
advantage. Tom, when called upon, will
tell the inquirer to go to Dick; that indi-
vidual will tell him to go to Harry, and
Harry tells him to go to the -; after
which, and in order to comply as nearly
as possible with the advice received, the
unfortunate individual hunts up the sage
brush reporter and asks him to write
'emup and givemell, ard so it goes. 1t
certainly seems as though this matter
ought to be regulated in some way.
, 1887-05-22

The extraordinary freaks played by the
lightning in Cheyenne Friday evening
have called to the minds of many of the
odd timers" the freaks of the electric cur
rents which were attended with suck seri-
GUS results along in "A, rs and later on.
In IA a man named Hogan was killed
by lightning south of the railroad track,
and in the following year as many as four
or five men were killed in Cheyenne and
vicinity, among whom was a man named
Murray, while returning from Camp Car
lin with a load of old railroad ties, was
struck and instantly killed by lightning.
1t was nearly dark at the time, aud riding
on the top of his load he was found there
in the morning. The horses had not
been injured, but wandered around in a
circle on the elevated plateau Just north
of the nineteenth street bridge. the elevat-
ed ground being then bare and devoid of
buildings. The Methodist church was
struck by lightning, and shortly after
being repaired it was u~nroofed by a high
wind. Later on the new Catholic church
was struck also, and as late as the summer
of 1880 Recreation hail." now Charl-
tons livery stable (which for many years
was the only opera house cheyenne had,
was struck also.
SO many instances attended with fatal
results occurred along about IA and rs
that it used to be u common rem ark
among the boys il speaking of what
they would do the next day to say: well,
yes; I'll do that if don't get struck by
lightning"
, 1887-05-22

1t has been definitely settled that a fl
teration system is to be put in and that
better and purer water is to be provided
for the use of the people of this city. The
question has been asked frequently since
the last meeting of the city council why
it was that the committee was not author
iIed to order a filter at once. why wait
a week, a month or a single day p some
inquire. A word of explanation is neces-
sary. The city, since the passage of the
recent act ~ofcongress in regard to the con-
tracing of Indebtedness by cities, towns,
etc, In the territories, has been peculiarly
situated. Not only can no Indebtedness
be contracted beyond a certain per cent,
but none at all unless the taxes have been
levied from which payment is to come.
The city III for the year 1887 in Chey-
enne have not as vet been levied and can
not be until after the city council has done
its work as a board Of equalization. The city
council is to meet very soon for that pur
pose and as soon as the work is completed
land it cannot be hurried, for the law pro-
vides when these matters are to be attend
ed to) the levy can be made and Just as
soon as it is made the committee having
the matter in charge will order the filter,
so that the time is certainly not far away
when Cheyenne will have the much need
ed liberation system.
, 1887-05-22
Laramie PenitentInry. Wyoming.

Plans and specifications for building an
addition to the United States penitentiary
at Laramie City, Wyo., will be received
at the office of the governor, in Cheyenne.
and opened at noon, June 9. 1887, by the
board, consisting of the governor, the sec
rotary and the United States marshal of
the territory.
The plans and specifications will con-
form as nearly as possible to the outward
appearance OF the present building. which
Is 40x70 feet, outside measurement; walls
of hard sand store, twenty.tour inches
thick and twenty. four feet highabove the
grade; mansard roof with dormer win
dows.
The plans and specifications must in
clude the cells and all the interior work
complete and ready for occupancy. The
secretary of the interior will allow a rea-
sonable compensation for the plans and
specifications adopted. but for none other.
The of money to be expended is
about twenty. one thousand dollars, and no
plans and specifications will be considered
which contemplate a larger expenditure.
Provision will be made for FIVE women
prisoners and three sleeping rooms for
guards.
Plans and specifications will also in
clude an additional expenditure OF one
thousand dollars for kitchen and dining
room for one hundred prisoners, which
may be an attached building of stone, or
embraced in the main building.
On the acceptance of the plans and
specifications, and the advertisement for
bids, there will be at the same time an
advertisement for repairs to the present
building, costing possibly three thousand
dollars or more. the same being largely
regulated by the plans, position and ar.
rangements of the new bui ding.
All plans, specifications, contracts, etc.,
to be approved by the secretary of the in.
terror, upon the recommendation of the
board.
All payments in cash.
THOMAS MOONLIGHT,
Governor and Chairman of the Board.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May l9, 1887.
, 1887-05-22
Killed HImaoIf.

The following telegram was received by
Coroner Chafin from Lusk yesterday af.
%ternoon:
LUsK, Wyo., May 2I.-B Coroner
Chd6fH, Cheyenne-Harvey shot and
killed himself accidentally at Hat creek.
Come or send word at once
9, e. SPAUGH.
All that could be learned of the acct
dent is simply what is stated in the fore
going dispatch. Although several parties
are in the city from Lusk and vicinity,
none of them seem to know anything
about Harvey.
Coroner Chafin decided not to 90, but
telegraphed to have the body buried, and
also to John Storrie to take the afidavits
of those who were knowing to the acct
dent,
, 1887-05-22
Paying Water Rents.

There was quite a rush all day yesterday
to Judge Bergmau's Office at the court
house of parties anxious to pay their water
rents. The result was hat hundreds of
dollars were paid in and on every hand
there appeared to be an anxiety on the
part of the water to make sure
of their water rights beyond all contingen.
cies. Probably over one-halt of the water
rents due were handed in during the day,
but as the reporter did not meet Judge
Bergman last evening, the exact amount
paid could not be learned.